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(ModeL) H. A. 'J. RIEGKERT.

Hinge for Folding Bedstea ds.

No. 234,334. Patented N v. 9,1880.

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HERMAN A. J. RIEOKERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HINGE FOR FOLDING BEDSTEADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,334, dated November9, 1880,

Application filed May 26, 1880.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN A. J. RIEcK- ERT, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hingesfor Folding Bedsteads. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hinges for folding bedsteads wherein the bed isfitted for being turned or closed into a stand or cabinet.

The object of the invention is to furnish a hinge which will permitready removal of the bed from the stand without the necessity ofunscrewing the hinge; and my invention consists in a hinge having itsleaves formed separate, one being made with the hinge-pin as part of theleaf, and the other leat' made with a semicircular recess for the pin,and with a curved guide that enters an aperture provided in thefirstmentioned leaf, and serves to prevent side movement of the leavesupon each other, and permits separation of the leaves when the hinge isopen.

Myinvention is shown in the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a sectional side View, representing the hinge as applied touse in a closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the hingeopen. Fig. 3 is a face iew of the hinge in an open position.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the front portion or base of the stand or cabinet to whichthe bedsteadframe B is hinged, so that the latter may be turned-to theupright position shown in Fi l. or turned outwardly ninety degrees. asin Fig. 2, to bring the bed to a horizontal posi tion.

The hinge (of which two will generally be used for each bed) consists ofthe leaves a b, that are formed with screw-holes to permit their rigidattachment to the base A and bed B.

The leaf (I, attached to base A, is formed with a semicircular groove orrecess, a, across (Modeh) its outer end and on its outer surface, and isalso formed with a curved lug or finger, d, that extends over the top ofthe recess a.

The leaf 1), attached to bed B, has the hingepin 0 formed with orattached to it, and is termed with an aperture, Z), for the finger d toenter when the leaves are closed together.

The finger d is made of such length that it will extend within theaperture 1) during the movement required for opening the bed, and thusform a guide that will prevent lateral movement. The curve of the fingeris such that sufficient space is left for inserting the hinge-pin 0 intothe recess or removing it therefrom when the hinge is open. By thisconstruction the bed B may be disconnected from the base readily. It isonly necessary to open or turn down the bed and raise the hinged endfree from the base.

I am aware that hinges have been constructed with the pin in one piecewith a leaf, and provided with slots for the passage of curvedprojections on the other leaf; but the weight and strain are brought tobear directly upon the said projections or fingers, so that a bedsteadcould not be separated from the stand except by unscrewing the hinges.()n the other hand, my fingers serve merely as a guide to prevent alateral movement of the upper on the lower leaf and a separation, exceptin a horizontal position, while the strain is upon the pin and recess ofthe respective leaves.

What I claim as new and of my invention 1s- A folding bedstead-hingeconsisting of the base-leaf to, having semicircular groove 61/ andcurved finger d, and the bedstead-leaf 1), provided with the aperture 7)and pin 0, as shown and described.

HERMAN A. J. RIEOKERT.

Witnesses:

GEO. D. WALKER, A. RIEcKEaT.

